Chapter 2099

As she stared at Jared's figure in the front, Nicole shook her head and thought, 'Lana sure is daddy's daughter. He might have noticed it, but he is choosing not to acknowledge it.' "Okay," Nicole uttered, deciding to drop the matter. She figured that no matter how naughty Nolan was, he would never drag Lana along into something dangerous. After they had gotten downstairs, the others slowly came down too. "Mom, Dad." "Grandma, Grandpa." After greeting one another, Gloria could not help but ask, "You worked till it was so late yesterday. Why did you get up so early today?" Gloria thought Nicole would have slept in until noon, not expecting her to be up this early. "I heard about the company's situation, so what's going on?" Samuel asked, looking at Nicole with a mix of concern and guilt. However, before he could finish what he was about to say, Nicole spoke first. "Don't overthink it. Sean, Steve, and I can handle it." Nicole understood what Samuel wanted to ask. She was not i